“There are also a number of good quality restaurants being developed, there is a plethora of good hotels and B&B’s, and with all of this happening and all promotions going on, it is one of the reasons North Wales is on people’s radar.

“When you package it all together, there is an incredible amount we have to offer.”

The data comes from the Welsh Government 's Great Britain Day Visits Survey, which reveals day trips in Wales were worth an extra £1.3 billion to the local economy in 2016, compared to the previous year.

Figures reveal that last year, day-tourists handed over £4.1 billion to the local economy.

And the fact North Wales was voted fourth in the Lonely Planet’s Best in Travel 2017 comes as another great boost.

Tourism is a major part of the North Wales economy

Mr Jones added: “If we can continue the momentum going, it should have a huge affect on tourism in North Wales.

“It’s not every day we have that kind of recognition.”

Cabinet Secretary for the Economy and Infrastructure, Ken Skates, said: “As one of our measures of tourism performance, it’s extremely good news that such a big increase has been reported in the number of people coming here on day trips and the amount that visitors spent on day trips during 2016 has increased by 50 per cent compared to the previous year.